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[+] 34 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (8 children)
  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    It's a good movie, but like others have noted, this is not how you do it. 90% of blowing up a pipeline is community building, being able to get the gear you need and carry it out with a lot of people knowing and being able to trust that they won't rat you out. But it turns out when you have a community like that, well, you don't need to blow up the pipeline, you can just lobby the government.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Lobbying is "begging for permission" from people who have been paid to not care. "Direct action gets the goods."

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Lobbying, protest, etc. These are effective. Money matters less than you think*. Often organising gets the job done.

    • The US is a weird case there, but in general this holds.
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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Well, lobbying in the US means "bribing" and if you're just going to talk to them without money in hand they don't give a fuck. Since the film is set in the US, that kind of matters. Lobbying against oil anywhere in the world is basically just ignored. Again, direct action gets the goods.

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